elephantine
adj.
1620s, "huge," from Latin elephantinus "pertaining to the elephant," from elephantus (see elephant). Meaning "pertaining to elephants" is from 1670s. Earlier adjective was elephantic (1590s).
〔李〕a. 如象的；巨大的；笨拙的 ←-ine 2[L] 表示“具有⋯的性质的；像⋯的”